WHO calls for 'intensified' response as DR Congo Ebola cases near 4,000

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Ebola outbreak is spreading, with the number of infections rising rapidly. Declared in mid-May, this seventeenth Ebola outbreak has already claimed more than 1,700 lives. To address this situation, the World Health Organisation has called for an "intensified" medical respons

Congo Ebola health workers protest unpaid wages, disrupting response as deaths top 1,800  Toronto Star

Health workers at the epicenter of Congo’s Ebola outbreak are protesting over unpaid wages

This outbreak, caused by the **Bundibugyo virus**, has become the second-largest Ebola outbreak ever recorded and the fastest-spreading in Congo’s history.

The world's fastest-growing Ebola outbreak is spreading quicker than efforts to fight it, the head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said yesterday during a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo where some health workers are striking over a lack of pay.

The head of the World Health Organization has arrived in Congo to support measures being ramped up to slow the world’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak, the agency said Wednesday, as confirmed cases reach nearly 4,000.

There have been nearly 4,000 confirmed cases since the outbreak was declared in mid-May

WHO chief arrives in Congo to support Ebola response as cases near 4,000  AP News

DAKAR, Aug 4 - Ebola response workers in eastern Congo have staged protests this week to call for the government to pay salaries and allowances that they say are nearly three months overdue, as security incidents continue to hamper efforts to contain the outbreak.